Radeon R7 265 vs GeForce RTX 3080

Place in the ranking	26	438
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.38	5.31
Power efficiency	14.12	4.80
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GA102	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 773% better value for money than R7 265.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8704	1024
Core clock speed	1440 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	465.1	59.20
Floating-point processing power	29.77 TFLOPS	1.894 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	272	64
Tensor Cores	272	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	68	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	285 mm	210 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1 x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	760.3 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	-
CUDA	8.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3080 65.54
+527%

R7 265 10.45

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3080 39257
+652%

R7 265 5220

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	168 +600%	24−27 −600%
1440p	125 +594%	18−20 −594%
4K	87 +625%	12−14 −625%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.16 +49.2%	6.21 −49.2%
1440p	5.59 +48%	8.28 −48%
4K	8.03 +54.5%	12.42 −54.5%

RTX 3080 has 49% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3080 has 48% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3080 has 55% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +542%	24−27 −542%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +614%	21−24 −614%
Elden Ring	250−260 +614%	35−40 −614%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +550%	18−20 −550%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +542%	24−27 −542%
Cyberpunk 2077	133 +533%	21−24 −533%
Forza Horizon 4	383 +538%	60−65 −538%
Metro Exodus	129 +617%	18−20 −617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	131 +628%	18−20 −628%
Valorant	277 +593%	40−45 −593%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +550%	18−20 −550%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +542%	24−27 −542%
Cyberpunk 2077	125 +594%	18−20 −594%
Dota 2	147 +600%	21−24 −600%
Elden Ring	306 +580%	45−50 −580%
Far Cry 5	123 +583%	18−20 −583%
Fortnite	250−260 +540%	40−45 −540%
Forza Horizon 4	326 +552%	50−55 −552%
Grand Theft Auto V	147 +600%	21−24 −600%
Metro Exodus	119 +561%	18−20 −561%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +617%	30−33 −617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +561%	18−20 −561%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +544%	27−30 −544%
Valorant	200 +567%	30−33 −567%
World of Tanks	270−280 +598%	40−45 −598%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +550%	18−20 −550%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +542%	24−27 −542%
Cyberpunk 2077	117 +550%	18−20 −550%
Dota 2	135 +543%	21−24 −543%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +600%	18−20 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	287 +538%	45−50 −538%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +617%	30−33 −617%
Valorant	268 +570%	40−45 −570%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	112 +600%	16−18 −600%
Elden Ring	181 +570%	27−30 −570%
Grand Theft Auto V	112 +600%	16−18 −600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +548%	27−30 −548%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +600%	12−14 −600%
World of Tanks	400−450 +540%	70−75 −540%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +625%	12−14 −625%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +617%	12−14 −617%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +558%	12−14 −558%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +567%	24−27 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	219 +630%	30−33 −630%
Metro Exodus	107 +569%	16−18 −569%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +571%	21−24 −571%
Valorant	248 +609%	35−40 −609%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +558%	12−14 −558%
Dota 2	143 +581%	21−24 −581%
Elden Ring	98 +600%	14−16 −600%
Grand Theft Auto V	143 +581%	21−24 −581%
Metro Exodus	65 +550%	10−11 −550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +597%	30−33 −597%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +600%	8−9 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	143 +581%	21−24 −581%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +600%	12−14 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +558%	12−14 −558%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +583%	6−7 −583%
Dota 2	129 +617%	18−20 −617%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +556%	16−18 −556%
Fortnite	95−100 +586%	14−16 −586%
Forza Horizon 4	135 +543%	21−24 −543%
Valorant	153 +538%	24−27 −538%

This is how RTX 3080 and R7 265 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 600% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 594% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 625% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	65.54	10.45
Recency	1 September 2020	13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	150 Watt

RTX 3080 has a 527.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

R7 265, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.